Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee provided an injury update on rookie Kon Knueppel.
Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel suffered a right ankle injury against the Orlando Magic on December 26.
Knueppel is expected to miss a few games recovering from his injury. The rehab process has already started for the Duke product, per Hornets head coach Charles Lee.
"He's attacking his rehab plan like I would expect Kon to attack his rehab plan," Lee said. "And I think that every day he sees a little bit of improvement. I think that the goal from our coaching staff and from our performance staff is just to take the approach like we would with anybody that's hurt. Just a daily evaluation of where he is and where his symptoms are.
"So I would say as of today, I think that he made good progress and we'll kind of see how he shows up tomorrow."
The Hornets will be cautious with Knueppel, who is putting up stellar numbers on the season. He's averaging 19.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game while shooting 47.8% from the field, 42.8% from beyond the arc and 89.7% from the free-throw line.
Knueppel suffered a really bad sprained ankle, an injury every basketball player in the world has gone through. Everyone in Charlotte was relieved when X-rays were negative on Knueppel's foot.